Senior Platform Validation Engineer: End-to-End Server Bring-Up

Elantis; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Elantis in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Validation Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on server platform validation, debugging, and test automation.

You will perform L10/system-level validation on complete server platforms, bring-up servers, and develop automation scripts using Python and Shell; use BMC/Redfish for management.

Collaboration with hardware, firmware, BIOS, and system software teams is essential to drive root-cause analysis and improve reliability.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of platform validation and debugging experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with L10/system-level server validation.
• Proven ability to write test automation scripts from scratch using Python and Shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with BMC, Redfish APIs, and server management/diagnostics.
• Strong root-cause analysis skills across hardware, firmware, and software.
• Solid hardware fundamentals and understanding of server architecture and system dependencies.
• Experience with Linux troubleshooting and kernel-level debugging.
• Working knowledge of storage technologies including SSD/HDD and drive health.
• Understanding of PCIe architecture and system-level integration.
• Demonstrated ability to independently debug issues and drive resolutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform L10/system-level server platform validation, including server bring-up, hardware and firmware integration, diagnostics, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate complete server platforms involving third-party/OEM servers and internal or proprietary storage drives.
• Develop, debug, and maintain test automation scripts using Python and Shell.
• Design test cases, execute validation plans, analyze failures, and enhance automation coverage and reliability.
• Perform hands-on server management, diagnostics, and validation using BMC and Redfish APIs.
• Conduct root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, and software layers to identify dependencies and failure points.
• Troubleshoot Linux-based systems, including kernel-level debugging and platform issues.
• Investigate storage-related failures involving SSDs, HDDs, drive health, SMART attributes, and TLC/QLC technologies.
• Apply PCIe fundamentals to investigate system integration issues and device communication failures.
• Drive issues through debugging, corrective action, regression testing, and final closure; collaborate with hardware/firmware teams to improve reliability.

Skills

Server validation

Test automation

Python

Shell scripting

Linux troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

BMC/Redfish

PCIe

Hardware fundamentals

Tools

BMC

Redfish

Job description

Elantis in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Validation Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on server platform validation, debugging, and test automation.

You will perform L10/system-level validation on complete server platforms, bring-up servers, and develop automation scripts using Python and Shell; use BMC/Redfish for management.

Collaboration with hardware, firmware, BIOS, and system software teams is essential to drive root-cause analysis and improve reliability.